Covering for tables



(No Model.)

0. H. TYLER. GOVERING FOR TABLES, 8m.

Patented June 5, 1883.

- UNITED STATES PAT NT OFFICE.

CHARLES H. TYLER, OF ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI.

COVERING FOR TABLES, 840.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 279,110, dated June 5,1883.

v Application flledDeeember14,1882. (Nomodcld To all whom it mayconcern:

-Be it known that 1, CHARLES H. TYLER, a citizen of the United States,residing at St. Louis, in the county of St. Louis and State of Missouri,have invented new anduseful Improvementsin Coverings for Tables, &c., ofwhich the following is a specification.

The object of this invention is to provide tables, desks, and the likewith a strong, durable, flexible, and elastic covering, which can bewashed and rubbed without injury, which will be impervious to water andprevent the same from soaking into the table, and which will not shrink,break, or' crack, when objects are dropped upon it, or when the top ofthe desk, table, or other covered article warps or cracks, To such end Isecure, by means of a suitable cement,to the top of the table'or otherarticle of furniture a covering composed of layers of pulp and clothwith the cloth below the pulp or betweentwo layers of pulp, so thatin'either case the finished pulp surface shall be on top. This articlecan be prepared in any well-known way, the cloth being pressed into thepulp and the pulp being composed of cork, cork and rubber, or othermaterial which shall be water-proof and susceptible of being combinedwith cloth and then dried and smoothed or finished, so as to subservethe purposes liereinbefore specified. Thislayer of pulp becomes a layerof water-proof-paper material, and will hereinafter be designated assuch. After cementing such covering downupon the top of the table orother article to be covered, the covering will be planed along its edgesso as to render the latter smooth and even, and also bring them flushwith the table or desk top. The edges of the covering are protected bynext securing to the edge of the covered top a strip of wood, metal,rubber, or other suitable material, which said strip will besufliciently wide to cover the edges of both'the top and its cover.These strips protect the edges of both the desk or table and of thecovering, and prevent wear of the latter at its edges, and also give a.neat and finished appearance to the article.

In the drawings, Figure 1. represents a top or plan view of a tablecovered in accordance with my invention. Fig. 2 is a longitudinalsection through the same, the cloth in such instance being below thelayer of water-proof material. Fig. 3 is a section of a part of thecovered table-top with the cloth between two layers of water-proofmaterial.

A indicates the top of a table, and B the covering, consisting of thelayer b,of pulp,and the layer 1), of cloth, buckram, or similarmaterial. The proteetingstrip O, which is secured to the edges of thetable so as to protect the edges of the covering, is secured by glue orcement both to the wood and to the edges of the covering, whereby thelatter will not turn up or ravel at the edge. Nails or screws can alsobe used in addition to the glue for securing the strips to the table andits cover, in which case the heads of the screws or nails can becountersunk into the strips, so as to preservea smooth outer surface onthe strip. The part b of water-proofpaper material is of a continuoustint and appearance throughout, so that portions of its surface may beabraded and removed without changing the general appearance, and so thatthe entire surface, when soiled, may be, removed by rubbing off withsand-paper and the like.

It will be seen that this covering can be ap plied to tables, stands,counters, desks, or chairs, and that it will be durable and serviceable,and that when soiled by ink the same can be removed and the surface ofthe covering refinished by sand or emery paper or other abra dingsubstance or toolwithout the necessity of removing the covering from itsfoundation.

I am aware that a fabric for seats and backs of chairs and otherpurposes has heretofore been composed of an outer layer of paper, anintermediate layer of wire-cloth, and abottom layer of woven fibrousmaterial, all cemented or glued together. This fabric does not offer awashable surface, because a sheet of manu factured paperwill not answerthe purposes of my invention, since it is not water-prooiand cannot berubbed down smooth in order to remove ink and other stains.

I am further aware that a material for chairseats, &c., has beencomposed of one or more veneers of wood cemented to a sheet or sheets ofleather-board, (made by combining leather cuttings and picked tarredrope or oakum.) A material of this description is not adapted forcovering tables or desks where a smooth waterproof Wearing or exposedsurface of an to remove soiled surfaces, and the covering beelastic andflexible nature is very desirable.

Having thus described my invention, what I I c1aimis- 5 A table or otherarticle of inrniture having a covering, B, composed of a layer of cloth,1/, and a superposed layer of W2L1;61"-1)1'O0f-1)2t1)61' material, I),having a uniform tint or color throughout and cemented thereto, thelatter 1o layer being adapted to be Washed or abraded ing secured to thetable-top, substantially described. o

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in the presence of twosubscribing wit- 15 nesses.

I CHAS. H. TYLER. Vitncsses J AMES L. NoRRIs,

Jos. L. COOMBS.

